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    India Tour of Australia Will Begin with White-ball Series, Test Venues Confirmed

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    India tour of Australia

    The India tour of Australia, scheduled for the end of this year, will begin with a white-ball series before the Test matches take place.

    India tour of Australia 

    A full series in Australia usually begins with the Test series before the ODI and T20I matches are played, thus representing a break in tradition for Cricket Australia.

    Test Match Venues

    “The tour will commence with a white-ball component before the four-Test series, at this stage, begins in Adelaide on December 17-21. Other venues include Melbourne (December 26-30), Sydney (January 7-11), and Brisbane (January 15-19),” says a report in The Australian.

    India tour of Australia
    Indian Test cricket team

    CA chief Earl Eddings also put to rest any lingering doubts over the tour being potentially called off, saying he has been in touch with BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and knows the matches will take place.

    “I’m 100 percent confident they are coming. Sourav Ganguly and I talk about it most days and we are already planning when we can catch up once he and the team get over here,” the paper quoted Eddings as saying.

    The report also added that Virat Kohli and co. will land in Brisbane instead of Perth or Adelaide and will not face much strictness in terms of quarantine time despite the state of Queensland currently seeing severe restrictions.

    Tim Paine’s View 

    Meanwhile, Australia Test skipper Tim Paine rejected apprehensions that the IPL stints of team’s star players — such as batting mainstay Steve Smith and pacer Pat Cummins — would leave them under-prepared for the eagerly-awaited red-ball series against India in December.

    Former skipper Smith, opener David Warner and top fast bowlers Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, and James Pattinson are currently playing for different teams in the 13th edition of IPL in UAE.

    Tim Paine
    Tim Paine

    The IPL will conclude on November 10, while a four-round block of Australia’s domestic Sheffield Shield gets underway in Adelaide this weekend, with the final game of the block between New South Wales and Victoria starting November 17.

    Paine feels it is unlikely that the IPL players will get enough time to participate in Shield cricket ahead of the India series with a mandatory 14-day quarantine rule in place for international arrivals in Australia due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

    “I wouldn’t have thought so, with restrictions coming back into the country,” he was quoted as saying on Tuesday by 7news.com.au.

     

    Ajit Agarkar Predicts the Teams That Enters to IPL 2020 Play-offs

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    Ajit Agarkar

    Indian former cricketer Ajit Agarkar predicts the possible teams to enter into the play-off in IPL 2020. According to the IPL points table rule, the top four positioned teams would enter the playoff.

    According to the point table rules, each team would get 2 points while winning the match. While the tournament is in its halfway Delhi Capitals, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, and Kolkata Knight Riders hold the top four positions in the IPL 2020 points table.

    Ajit Agarkar Predicts teams to enter the playoff

    Ajit Agarkar makes the prediction on the basis of the players form and mental strength while playing the matches. Agarkar points out that the top three teams in the points table would get into the playoffs as they sealed the safest position.

    “It’s such a close tournament, so many ups, and downs, but clearly Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals look like the two best teams – form-wise and personnel-wise. KKR, in my opinion, got a real bonus win against CSK. They are my third team,” Agarkar said in the Star Sports show ‘Cricket Connected.’

    According to Agarkar, the fourth team to enter the final four will be either Rajasthan Royals or Sunrisers Hyderabad. “The fourth team for me is between Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad. I had CSK at the start of the tournament, but at the moment, these two teams look slightly better than what CSK is playing.

    IPL Points table updated after completion of 30 matches
    IPL Points table updated after completion of 30 matches

    IPL teams fight to make it to the playoff

    The fight to enter the playoff is still in heat as still there are chances for the last 3 teams of the points table to make into the playoff. Earlier the magic has been done by Dhoni-led CSK in IPL 2010 where CSK made it to playoff while at the same position as of now.

    Though things were not in favour of CSK as they lose two key players before the beginning of the tournament CSK would bounce back to survive. CSK had a record of entering the playoff in every IPL it played so far.

     

    Virat Kohli, KL Rahul Suggests Unique Rules to Add in DRS

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    Virat Kohli KL Rahul Instagram live chat
    Virat Kohli KL Rahul Instagram live chat

    Indian skipper Virat Kohli who currently leads RCB in IPL 2020 suggests that DRS should be used to review wides and no-balls for high full-tosses too. Kohli suggests this after the controversial moment happened in SRH vs CSK match. After this many accept and some reject the decision of the on-field umpire.

    Virat and KL Rahul Live Interaction

    Virat Kohli had a fun Instagram live chat with KL Rahul who is one of his teammates of the Indian cricket team. While the chat both cricketers made a conversation regarding the changes that need to introduce in the DRS(Decision Review System).

    Virat Kohli’s Suggestion

    “I am going to speak as a captain. As a captain, I would like to have the ability to review a wide, which could be a wrong call, or a waist-high full-toss, which could be a wrong call.

    “We have seen this historically how big these things can be in such a high-profile tournament like IPL and in general T20 cricket,” Kohli said during an Instagram Live chat with his India team-mate, KL Rahul.

    “It is a fast-paced game and you can miss a small margin and we have all seen this is a big factor. If you lose the game by a run and you are not able to review that wide, it could make a massive difference in someone’s campaign,” he added.

    KL Rahul Reply

    Replying to this KL Rahul makes a unique suggestion to add in ICC rules. Rahul also sounded similar feelings and said, “If that rule comes in, it is very good. You can give a team two reviews and say you can use it for whatever.”

    As per the current rules of ICC, teams are allowed only one review per innings in T20 games, including in the Indian Premier League.

    Asked if there were any other changes he would like to see in the rules which are currently in place, Rahul said, “If someone hits a six over 100 meters, it should be given more runs. I will ask my bowlers about this.”

    Watch Virat Kohli and KL Rahul Insta live chat

    IPL 2020 : DC vs RR Highlights – Match 30 | DC Won by 13 Runs

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    IPL 2020 DC vs RR highlights

    IPL 2020 DC vs RR Highlights: Delhi Capitals is set to play the 30th match of IPL 2020 against Rajasthan Royals. Delhi Capitals holds the second position in the points table as they lose only two matches in this tournament till now.

    DC with a strong batting and bowling order makes consistency victories in the IPL 2020. While RR faces DC for the second time in the tournament where DC beat RR in the first match by 46 runs.

    With all-rounder, Ben Stokes entry RR hopes to make a comeback by winning this match against DC.

    Match: Delhi Capitals(DC) vs Rajasthan Royals(RR)

    Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

    Toss Details: Delhi Capitals won the toss and opt to bat

    Captains View 

    Shreyas Iyer | DC skipper

    We will bat first. It’s been dry and like we saw the other games, it’s holding a bit. We want to approach every game positively and we got a really good bowling attack to execute our plans. We got good back-ups who can come and perform, we are definitely missing him (Pant). We got one chance. Tushar Deshpande is making his debut for us and he comes in for Harshal Patel.

    Steve Smith | RR skipper

    I was gonna bat as well. Hopefully, we can bowl well, restrict them, and chase it later on. It’s obviously a used wicket and hopefully, we will put some pressure with the ball. We are playing with the same team. And yes, Ben (Stokes) will open again.

    Playing XI

    Delhi Capitals(DC) 

    Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer(c), Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey(w), Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Tushar Deshpande, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje.

    Rajasthan Royals(RR)

    Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler(w), Steven Smith(c), Sanju Samson, Robin Uthappa, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Jaydev Unadkat, Kartik Tyagi.

    DC vs RR Highlights

    Delhi Capitals(DC) Batting

    Prithvi Shaw and Dhawan get in to the crease to lead DC. Jofra Archer dismissed Shaw off the first delivery and makes a shocking moment for DC. Ajinkya Rahane gets in to join hands with Dhawan.

    Archer with a length ball off his second over dismissed the struggled Rahane while scoring 2 runs off 9 deliveries. With back-to-back wickets, DC seems to get in trouble but Dhawan is in strike who is capable of dragging the team towards a perfect score.

    DC skipper Iyer and Dhawan drags the team as expected where Dhawan makes his half-century in just 30 balls. A much needed fifty for DC at this position. After a massive six Dhawan walks to Pavillion after scoring 57 runs off 33 deliveries.

    With a mixture of boundaries and wickets, DC scored 161 runs for 7 wicket loss.

    Rajasthan Royals(RR) Batting

    Again RR follows the same opening duo by sending Stokes and Buttler gets in to the crease to lead RR. The duo starts to strike aggressively but soon dismissed in back to back overs. As Nortje dismissed Buttler while scoring 22 runs off 9 deliveries and Ashwin dismissed Smith while scoring 1 run.

    With Stokes and Samson’s impressive innings RR scored 85 runs for 2 wicket loss at the end of the 10th over. In the next over Tushar Deshpande dismissed Stokes and followed by Samson’s dismissal by Axar makes a huge blow for RR.

    Still, RR has the game-changer Rahul Tewatia in the strike. With an impressive death over from DC, RR restricted to score only 148 runs for 8 wicket loss. Delhi Capitals(DC) beat Rajasthan Royals(RR) by 13 runs.

    Watch DC vs RR highlights

    Also read: IPL 2020 Points Table – Indian Premier League Team Standings

    Man of the Match

    Anrich Nortje: Been feeling it the last few days. Nice to see some results. Buttler played them really well. Maybe I was a touch too full. Didn’t expect him to go for a six first ball. Maybe he was expecting something else of that delivery. Stuck to my strength and paid off.

    Didn’t expect the second ramp. Luckily I stuck to it. We’ve got a good coach in Ryan. Lovely working with KG. Tushar has been working in the nets. Enjoying my experience with them. Doesn’t look like it but it’s nerve-wracking. Better to be on the field than on the other side.

     

     

     

     

     

    WIDE or NOT? Dhoni Clash With On-field Umpire in Match Against SRH

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    Dhoni makes an angry gesture while on field umpire Paul Reiffel attempts to signal a wide.
    Dhoni makes an angry gesture while on field umpire Paul Reiffel attempts to signal a wide.

    In the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad MS Dhoni makes a controversy move against the on-field umpire. It was the final moment of the match which is a much-needed victory for CSK to survive in this tournament.

    Dhoni Umpire Clash

    Shardul Thakur bowls the 19th over of the innings. where he loses a two-run of the first delivery followed by a wide off the second delivery again followed by another wide delivery. The second wide delivery gets into the controversy as both bowler and wicketkeeper MS Dhoni makes a shot against the umpire decision.

    On-field umpire Paul Reiffel raises his hand to signal the delivery as wide but captain cool makes an angry gesture after which the umpire lowers his hand. Netizens get into the conversation about the umpire’s decision change.

    Many criticise MS Dhoni as they believe that Dhoni’s rage makes the umpire to change his decision. While some believe that MS Dhoni did that correct by stopping the umpire from giving the wide decision. Because once the umpire gave a decision he has no authority to call back the decision apart from appealing for wickets.

    Opposition captain David Warner was seen gesturing angrily from the dugout as Reiffel seemed to have a change of mind.

    Umpire’s decision rule

    According to the IPL playing conditions in the category of the umpire’s decision, it states, “An umpire may alter any decision provided that such alteration is made promptly. This apart, an umpire’s decision, once made, is final.”

    If one looks at the replay, umpire Reiffel did NOT actually signal a wide and then change his decision. MS Dhoni protested just about at the right time and ensured that umpire Reiffel did not signal the wide and instead, left it half-way.

    The controversial decision might not have played a big part in the outcome of the match. With the win, CSK goes to the sixth spot in the points table.

    SRH has suffered another loss and it puts them in danger of not qualifying for the knockouts.

    Top 5 Knocks of Indian Former Cricketer Gautam Gambhir

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    Gautham Gambhir scored 206 vs Australia at Delhi in 2008

    Indian former cricketer Gautam Gambhir plays many crucial roles in the Indian cricket team winning moments.

    Although the credit of winning two World Cups for India – the 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2011 World Cup – is given to MS Dhoni, Gambhir played a crucial role in both these tournaments. He scored 75 runs in the 2007 World T20 Final versus Pakistan and 97 against Sri Lanka in the 2011 ODI World Cup final.

    Top Crucial Knock from Gautam Gambhir

    75 runs vs Pakistan in 2007 World T20 final

    India in the 2007 T20 World Cup last against Pakistan didn’t get a decent beginning as Yousuf Pathan got out subsequent to scoring 15. He had come to open with Gambhir. Wickets continued falling at ordinary spans, however, Gambhir remained at the wrinkle, guaranteeing his side arrived at a decent aggregate. He made 75 off 54 balls at a strike rate of 138.88 along with eight boundaries and two sixes. He helped his team arrive at 157 off 20 overs. India won this match by five runs.

    Gautham Gambhir top 5 knocks | Gambhir 2007 T20 WC
    Gambhir scored 75 runs vs Pakistan in the 2007 World T20 final

    206 vs Australia at Delhi in 2008

    In the third Test match of the series against Australia, Gambhir, profiting by home conditions, played an extraordinary match. He scored 206 runs off 380 balls with 26 fours and a six. He made a partnership with Laxman who additionally scored 200 not out. The two helped the team cross the score of 613 in the first innings. However, the match finished in a draw.

    Gautham Gambhir scored 206 vs Australia at Delhi in 2008
    Gautham Gambhir scored 206 vs Australia at Delhi in 2008

    137 vs New Zealand at Napier in 2009

    This was a match sparing inning after India was made to follow on and was following by in excess of 300 runs. He made 137 runs in 436 balls, remaining on the wrinkle for 643 minutes. He sewed associations with Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, and VVS Laxman in that game. When he got out, the group had emerged from the threat and the match was spared.

    Gambhir scored 137 runs vs New Zealand at Napier in 2009
    Gambhir scored 137 runs vs New Zealand at Napier in 2009

    150 (not out) vs Sri Lanka at Kolkata in 2009

    Batting first, Sri Lanka had set an objective of 316 for India. Pursuing the objective, India lost two early wickets as Sehwag and Tendulkar got out at 10 and eight. At that point, Gambhir and Virat Kohli represented long on the wrinkle and sewed a tremendous association. Gambhir scored 150 (not out), while Kohli made 107. The southpaw fueled his side to triumph.

    97 vs Sri Lanka in 2011 ODI World Cup final

    Gambhir in this match played a pivotal inning. India had lost two early wickets. Virender Sehwag, who came to open with Sachin Tendulkar, got out at duck. Tendulkar additionally parted with his wicket at 18.

    At that point, Gambhir, who came to bat at number three, attempted to line an organization with Virat Kohli after Tendulkar strolled back to the structure. Yet, Kohli got out at a score of 35. At the point when it seemed as though India were losing grasp on the match, Gambhir and Dhoni made an association, bringing their side once again into the game.

    Gambhir got out subsequent to scoring 97 of every 122 balls. Notwithstanding, at that point, he had performed his responsibility. At last, Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh completed the game and India lifted the World Cup.

    Gambhir scored 97 vs Sri Lanka in 2011 ODI World Cup final
    Gambhir scored 97 vs Sri Lanka in 2011 ODI World Cup final

    IPL 2020 : SRH vs CSK Highlights – Match 29 | CSK Won by 20 Runs

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    SRH vs CSK highlights

    IPL 2020 SRH vs CSK Highlights: Sunrisers Hyderabad is set to play the 29th match of IPL 2020 against Chennai Super Kings. Though SRH has very good batting and bowling order they still fail to make consistency victory in the tournament.

    On the other hand, CSK after facing lots and lots of criticism get in to play their 8th match of the tournament. CSK fans expect a massive comeback from the three-time IPL trophy winners.

    Match: Sunrisers Hyderabad(SRH) vs Chennai Super Kings(CSK)

    Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

    Toss Details: Chennai Super Kings won the toss and opt to bat

    Captains View 

    MS Dhoni | CSK skipper

    We’re batting first. Yes, for a change. Last few games we wanted to bat first, but never got the opportunity. The thing with stats is that you can get it any way you want to. It’s a process and it’s quicker if the guys buy into it, and follow the process.

    As I said, each game will have new problems. Today it will be about how we counter the shorter boundary one on the side. Cricket is very close to life and it doesn’t always go the way you want. It teaches you what you want to follow as a process.

    2010 ended on a happy note but we can’t just rely on that. One change – Chawla in for Jagadeesan. We thought about him (Tahir) but the combination isn’t letting us.

    David Warner | SRH skipper

    Yes, that’s probably how everybody is going around these days. Interested to see how the wicket is going to play. There is a bigger boundary on one side and needs to make the batters play there.

    The easiest thing to do is to forget about it (the previous loss). I’m really enjoying it (captaincy) and having Kane also helps. Really enjoyed the group that we have. One change – Nadeem in for Abhishek Sharma.

    Playing XI

    Chennai Super Kings(CSK)

    Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni(w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Dwayne Bravo, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Piyush Chawla, Karn Sharma.

    Sunrisers Hyderabad(SRH)

    David Warner(c), Jonny Bairstow(w), Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson, Priyam Garg, Vijay Shankar, Rashid Khan, Shahbaz Nadeem, Sandeep Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed, T Natarajan.

    SRH vs CSK Highlights

    Chennai Super Kings(CSK) Batting

    An unexpected move from CSK as they changed the opening duo. Faf du Plessis and Sam Curran get in to lead CSK. CSK skipper MS Dhoni in the previous match hints that they would seek for big shots from the very beginning of the innings. Which may lead to introduce Sam in the opening.

    SRH vs CSK Faf du Plessis and Sam Curran opens for CSK
    SRH vs CSK Faf du Plessis and Sam Curran opens for CSK

    The young gun of CSK shows an impressive start by making massive shots though his opening partner Faf departs without scoring any. With back to back boundaries and sixes, Sam Curran scored 31 runs from 21 deliveries and dismissed by Sandeep Sharma.

    Rayudu and Watson join hands and lead CSK. The duo makes an impressive and much-needed partnership and pumps CSK score beyond 100. Finally, Khaleel makes the breakthrough by dismissing Rayudu while scoring 41 runs. Watto too got dismissed off the very next over after scoring 42 runs.

    Watson Rayudu
    Watson Rayudu

    The famous duo of CSK gets in to the crease. Yes! it’s Dhoni and Jaddu on the crease. Soon MSD departs after striking a couple of boundaries along with a massive six. T Natarajan took his dream wicket by dismissing MSD while scoring 21 runs.

    Still, Jaddu is in the strike which means there is still a chance for some boundaries. With a boundary and six of the final delivery, CSK scored 167 runs for 6 wicket loss.

    Sunrisers Hyderabad(SRH) Batting

    David Warner and Bairstow gets in to lead SRH to chase down the target of 168 runs. CSK followed a different strategy in bowling. This helps Sam Curran to dismiss the dangerous batsman Warner for just 9 runs.

    Manish Pandey gets in to the crease and makes a boundary of the first delivery. While trying to run between wickets Bravo dismissed Manish by a direct throw. It’s Bravo who threw the ball towards the stump before the umpire’s confirmation Manish starts to walk towards Pavillion after scoring 4 runs.

    Two wickets within the powerplay make a comfortable position for CSK in terms of bowling. SRH is in need to build a much-needed partnership as CSK did after the powerplay. Kane Williamson starts to make a steady strike which threatens CSK bowlers. Though Kane stands strong for a while CSK bowlers dismissed his partners and avoid building the partnership.

    Kane Williamson Fifty
    Kane Williamson Fifty

    Finally, Karn Sharma took the dangerous man wicket while scoring 57 runs. If Kane stands still the last over there could be a greater chance for SRH victory. CSK bowlers are very focused to not let SRH to massive runs in the death overs.

    Rashid who seems to be the game-changer dismissed by hit-wicket after striking a boundary and six. Bravo makes an impressive final over where SRH scored only one run from it. Finally CSK bags their third victory of the tournament by beating SRH by 20 runs.

    Watch SRH vs CSK match highlights

    Man of the Match

    Ravindra Jadeja | CSK: Very happy to contribute with both bat and ball. I was backing myself and I was only looking to see the ball and hit the ball without pre-planning. The wicket looks on the slower side so I was just looking to bowl into the stumps rather than give them room.

    It is a difficult wicket for batsmen. I take great pleasure in my fielding, and whenever I field, I always look for a good run-out or a catch for the team.

    IPL 2020 Mid-Season Transfer – Top 5 Expected Players

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    List of big players names in mid season transfer list
    List of big players names in mid season transfer list

    The mid-season transfer has begun after the RCB vs KKR match as it completes seven individual matches for each team. Many players name has been enrolled under the list of mid-season transfer players for IPL 2020.

    In the mid of the tournament, every IPL franchise is in need to pick the best players for them in order to make it to the play-off. Especially a team like CSK who is in need of a player to replace in the middle order should get use of this.

    Big transfer expected in Mid-season transfer

    Many big shot players name hits the list of players for mid-season transfer. Though BCCI approves to loan the capped players of the IPL 2020 but explains a list of rules for the mid-season transfer players.

    Ajinkya Rahane

    With the experience and quality of Rahane, it is not justified that he has played just one match in this season for the Capitals. With sides like Chennai suffering from the form in the tournament and in Suresh Raina’s absence, Rahane could be roped in by CSK.

    Chris Lynn

    The Australian has been a phenomenal T20 cricketer and a pivotal part of the Kolkata franchise. With Kolkata not finding a stable opening pair at the top, Lynn could be brought back by the Knights for the remainder of the season.

    Mujeeb-Ur-Rahman

    The mystery spinner would be an asset for any side but unfortunately has played merely one game this season thus far. Franchises could be interesting in the mystery spinner.

    Chris Gayle

    How can one leave out Gayle in T20 cricket? But, Kings XI Punjab has done it. Gayle has not played a single match this season. As KXIP openers – KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal – have been in top form. Gayle with tons of records in IPL could be a game-changer for any franchise.

    Oshane Thomas

    The fiery pacer has not been used by the Rajasthan Royals. He could go to another franchise if they are looking for a tearaway pacer at the top. Hyderabad could be one of the sides interested in him.

    IPL 2020 Mid-Season Transfer – Full List of Players

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    IPL Mid season transfer

    IPL Mid-Season Transfer

    For the first time in IPL history Mid-Season Transfer has been introduced in the 13th edition of IPL which allows to transfer, even the capped players. The Mid-Season Transfer is a method that allows the IPL franchise to pick the players across different teams to play the remaining matches for them.

    After Match 28 between KKR and RCB, all eight teams have now played seven games. Which paves the way for the Mid-Season Transfer.

    Mid-Season Transfers: Players Eligibility

    Only those players who have played two or fewer games are eligible to be picked. On the contrary, if a player has featured in more than two games, the player will not be eligible. Also, there has to be mutual consent between the franchise and the player as well.

    The final decision remains with the franchise. They need to identify players they want to keep/release. This arrangement is available only for the remainder of the season and the loanee returns to his parent team next season.

    List of players eligible for Mid-season transfer
    List of players eligible for Mid-season transfer

    Players eligible for IPL Mid-Season Transfer

    Mumbai Indians: Aditya Tare, Anukul Roy, Mitchell McClenaghan, Chris Lynn, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Saurabh Tiwary, Mohsin Khan, Digvijay Deshmukh, Prince Balwant Rai, Dhawal Kulkarni, Jayant Yadav, Sherfane Rutherford, Anmolpreet Singh.

    Chennai Super Kings: KM Asif, Imran Tahir, Narayan Jagadeesan, Karn Sharma, Mitchell Santner, Monu Kumar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shardul Thakur, R Sai Kishore, Josh Hazlewood.

    Delhi Capitals: Ajinkya Rahane, Keemo Paul, Sandeep Lamicchane, Alex Carey, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, Ishant Sharma, Lalit Yadav, Daniel Sams, Tushar Deshpande, Mohit Sharma.

    Sunrisers Hyderabad: Shreevats Goswami, Siddharth Kaul, Wriddhiman Saha, Vijay Shankar, Virat Singh, Bavanaka Sandeep, Fabien Allen, Sanjay Yadav, Basil Thampi, Billy Stanlake, Mohammad Nabi, Sandeep Sharma, Shahbaz Nadeem.

    Kings XI Punjab: Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Murugan Ashwin, Deepak Hooda, Ishan Porel, Chris Jordan, Simran Singh, Tajinder Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Darshan Nalkhande, Krishnappa Gowtham, Hardus Viljoen, Chris Gayle, Harpreet Brar, Jagadeesha Suchith, Mandeep Singh.

    Kolkata Knight Riders: Tom Banton, Nikhil Naik, Ali Khan, Prasidh Krishna, Rinku Singh, Sandeep Warrier, Siddhesh Lad, Chris Green, M Siddharth, Lockie Ferguson.

    Rajasthan Royals: Varun Aaron, Kartik Tyagi, Oshane Thomas, Aniruddha Joshi, Andrew Tye, Akash Singh, Anuj Rawat, Yashaswi Jaiswal, Mayank Markande, Ankit Rajpoot, Manan Vohra, Mahipal Lomroor, Shashank Singh, David Miller.

    Royal Challengers Bangalore: Josh Philippe, Chris Morris, Dale Steyn, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pavan Deshpande, Adam Zampa, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Moeen Ali, Mohammed Siraj, Parthiv Patel, Pawan Negi, Umesh Yadav.

    IPL 2020 : RCB vs KKR Highlights – Match 28 | RCB Won by 82 Runs

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    IPL 2020 RCB vs KKR

    IPL 2020 RCB vs KKR Highlights: Royal Challengers Bangalore is set to play the 28th match of IPL 2020 against Kolkata Knight Riders. RCB after showing inconsistency at the beginning comes back with an aggressive form. Where RCB skipper with his unbeaten 90 runs bags the victory against CSK adds weightage to the RCB.

    While KKR seems to be in a critical position after facing a ban for one of their spin bowlers. If RCB won this match they would move to the third position in the IPL 2020 points table.

    Match: Royal Challengers Bangalore(RCB)vs Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR)

    Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah

    Toss Details: Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and opt to bat

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    Dinesh Karthik | KKR skipper – I’m happy to have lost the toss, might have batted first as well. It’s important that the bowlers believe in themselves as it happened in the KXIP match where they dominated us for almost 39 overs. Banton is a special player, he’s a superstar in the making, he replaces Sunil Narine.

    Virat Kohli | RCB skipper – We will bat first. A high scoring ground, the pitch might become slower and slower – scores are coming down in the last couple of games. There’s no grass on the surface, so it can get scuffed up.

    We’re confident in our bowling, it’s important to execute our plans, Chris Morris was a huge plus. We have spoken about partnerships, a good start will help us more. One change – Siraj comes in for Mann, gives us an extra bowling option on a small ground like this.

    Playing XI

    Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR)

    Tom Banton, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan, Dinesh Karthik(w/c), Rahul Tripathi, Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy.

    Royal Challengers Bangalore(RCB)

    Devdutt Padikkal, Aaron Finch, Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers(w), Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Chris Morris, Isuru Udana, Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal.

    RCB vs KKR Highlights

    Royal Challengers Batting(RCB) Batting

    Finch and Devdutt Padikkal gets in to the crease to lead RCB. RCB strikers seem to be aggressive as they strike start to strike boundaries from the first over. With back to back boundaries and sixes, RCB scored 47 runs for no wicket loss at the end of the powerplay.

    After a couple of catch drop, Russell dismissed Devdutt Padikkal while scoring 32 runs. RCB skipper the man in form Virat Kohli gets in to the crease. Prasidh Krishna bowled out Finch while scoring 47 runs. Mr.360 joins hand with King Kohli and makes an impressive partnership of the final seven overs.

    Prasidh Krishna bowled out Finch while scoring 47 runs
    Prasidh Krishna bowled out Finch while scoring 47 runs

    The run-scoring in the last five over plays a predominant role in this format of games. ABD seems to be unstoppable as hits the boundaries of the every over which makes the run rate to pass over 15.

    Ab de Villiers makes a 23 ball fifty with a massive six. Finally, RCB scored 194 runs for 2 wicket loss. Ab de Villiers scored 73 runs from 33 deliveries while Kohli scores 33 runs off 28 deliveries and stands undefeated.

    IPL 2020 RCB vs KKR | Ab de Villiers reaches his half century in just 23 deliveries
    Ab de Villiers reaches his half-century in just 23 deliveries

    Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR) Batting

    With a massive target to chase down KKR’s Tom Banton and Shubman Gill gets in to the crease. Navdeep Saini took the first wicket for RCB by dismissing Tom Banton for 8 runs. Nitish Rana gets in to join hands with Gill.

    At the end of the powerplay, KKR scored 43 runs for 1 wicket loss. Washington Sundar makes a massive blow for KKR by dismissing Rana while scoring 9 runs. KKR gets in trouble after losing a couple of wickets at the early stage.

    With a misunderstanding from KKR strikers, Gill loses his wicket while attempting a run between wickets. At the end of 10th over KKR scored 61 runs for 3 wicket loss. KKR skipper too got dismissed while scoring just 1 run. KKR lands in trouble after losing its top-order batsmen.

    After the massive wickets down KKR struggles to make a partnership and starts to lose wickets in a regular sequence. At the end of the innings, KKR scored 112 runs for 9 wicket loss. RCB bear KKR by 82 runs and bags the fifth victory of the tournament.

    Watch RCB vs KKR highlights

    Also read: IPL 2020 Points Table – Indian Premier League Team Standings

    Man of the Match 

    Ab de Villiers | RCB

    Very happy with the performance. Got a duck in the last game, a terrible feeling. Very happy that I contributed. Surprised myself out there tonight. Knew the wicket was quite tough to bat on. But I thought 145-150 wasn’t enough.

    So I looked to go further and was surprised to get 195. They’ve got a really good bowling attack. The margins are small and you have to use every bit of energy. As Virat said there was a light in my eye, felt it in the bus itself. Always enjoyed taking the gloves.

    Very excited about it, I must say. I do bounce off ideas with Virat. As a keeper, you have a really good view of the pace of the game. Different skills completely. It depends. Have worked really hard with the gloves. Want to be the best I could, that’s always been my attitude.

    Delhi Capitals pacer Ishant Sharma ruled out of tournament – IPL 2020

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    Ishant Sharma
    Ishant Sharma

    Delhi Capitals fast bowler Ishant Sharma was ruled out of the ongoing Indian Premier League tournament(IPL 2020).

    Ishant Sharma Ruled out of IPL 2020

    “Delhi Capitals fast bowler Ishant Sharma experienced an acute episode of left rib cage pain while bowling at a team training session on 7 October 2020 in Dubai. Subsequent investigations revealed that he sustained a left internal oblique muscle tear,” a statement from the franchise said.

    “This injury will, unfortunately, rule him out of the remainder of the Dream11 Indian Premier League 2020. Everyone at Delhi Capitals wishes Ishant a speedy recovery,” the statement added.

    Ishant Sharma – Delhi Capital’s Fast Bowler

    On Monday, October 12, 2020, the DC franchise put out a statement that the fast bowler Ishant suffered a rib injury during a training session. They explained that Ishant experienced an acute episode of left rib cage pain. While bowling at a team training session on October 7, 2020, in Dubai.

    It is not good news for Delhi Capitals as they already lost an experienced spinner, Amit Mishra. Today (12th October 2020) first half of the IPL 2020 is about to over and after which the Mid Season Transfer can take place. We didn’t see such in IPL as of now and Delhi Capitals were in need of it.

    Ishant sharma
    Ishant Sharma

    Sunil Narine Reported for Suspected Action, KKR Replies

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    KKR reacts to Sunil Narine's report for suspected bowling action
    KKR reacts to Sunil Narine's report for suspected bowling action

    Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) superstar and Windies all-rounder Sunil Narine has been reported for a suspect bowling action on Saturday. Narine’s bowling action was reported again at the end of KKR’s thrilling two-run win over the Kings XI Punjab in their IPL 2020 match in Abu Dhabi on October 10.

    Report on KKR Spinner Sunil Narine

    “The report was made by the on-field umpires [Ulhas Gandhe and Chris Gaffaney] according to the IPL’s Suspected Illegal Bowling Action Policy,” an IPL statement said.

    The statement also added that Sunil Narine would be placed “on the warning list” but would be permitted to bowl unless there was another report against him. If his action is reported again, he would be “suspended from bowling” in the tournament until cleared by the BCCI’s committee that deals with suspect bowling actions.

    Narine bowls the death overs for KKR which leads to their victory
    Narine bowls the death overs for KKR which leads to their victory

    KKR’s Statement on Narine’s issue

    KKR released a statement on Monday, expressing their surprise over the development. The two-time IPL winners pointed out that the spinner has played 68 games since being last reported in the IPL 2015. KKR also pointed out that they are surprised their spinner’s action was reported in the sixth game of the competition.

    “This came as a surprise to the franchise and Mr. Narine, considering he has played over 115 games in the IPL since 2012 and as many as 68 games since 2015. When he was last reported during the IPL season for a suspect action before being subsequently cleared completely by SRASSC, an ICC accredited facility,” read the statement from KKR.

    “Furthermore, he was playing his 6th game this season, with no concerns expressed formally or informally by the match officials so far,” added the statement.

    Sunil Narine's final over bags KKR's victory
    Sunil Narine’s final over bags KKR’s victory against KXIP

    At the same time, KKR stated that they respect IPL’s decision and working with the authorities regarding the matter.

    “Having said this, we are respectful of the process that the IPL has put in place to have his action reviewed, and are working closely with the IPL in this matter. We are hopeful that there would be an appropriate resolution quickly. We appreciate the cooperation being extended by the IPL in expediting this matter.”

     

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